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Care Home Hog Roast for Chartway Street
Care home hog roast in Chartway Street: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Families’ days
- Themed days
- Open days
Slow-roasted pork in Chartway Street
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your residents will smell it long before they see it. Winter afternoons in Chartway Street are short, with sunset at about 3:50pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Chartway Street
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff, served between shifts. We’re frequently asked to cater staff appreciation days and sheltered housing gatherings, with rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Near Chartway Street, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Why choose a hog roast in Chartway Street?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment, such as a singer or a garden fête. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Planned to your running order
- Our staff serve and clear
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Chartway Street
Is Chartway Street too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s the nearest station to Chartway Street?
The closest is Harrietsham station, roughly 3 miles away.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What affects the price in Chartway Street
There’s no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
- Anything the venue has asked for
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Chartway Street
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Chartway Street:
- Staff appreciation days
- Seasonal events
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Harrietsham station, roughly 3 miles north-east of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Who carves and who serves
- Any travel or access charges
Chartway Street: care homes and access
Chartway Street is about 5 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We’re happy to travel to Chartway Street for care home events. We cater 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Chartway Street to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
Some homes in Chartway Street have links with a local church such as St Peter's and St Paul's Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Chartway Street is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Chartway Street and Workhouse Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For care home events just outside Chartway Street, we cover Kingswood (1 mile north-east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-east), Broomfield (2 miles north-east), Leeds (2 miles north) and Ashbank (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles north-west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Sutton Valence Castle (1 mile south-west) and KIMS hospital (5.1 miles north-west).
Nearby places to Chartway Street
What else we do in Chartway Street
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
For event organisers in Chartway Street
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Chicken can be added.
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level outdoor area
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Clear of bedroom windows
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Chartway Street
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards